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PimpofKorea
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:32 am Post subject: Foreigners in their own countries |
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| So I was just watching a KBS something or other TV show. It was your typical fanfare of some Korean guy living in the states...talking about his daily life. In it he says (and this is a translation from the ol' lady) "foreigners here can't stand the smell of kimchi and things of that nature. Next they show him in a public park with a bunch of americans...and the narrator goes on about "weiguk saram deul" and their activities in the park. So my point is...why does the guy and the KBS narrator talk about americans in their OWN country being foreigners. I've never heard that in other places I've been......Would something like this ever be on canadian TV....."So now our canadian hero is sandwiched in with the american foreigners in downtown Chicago....lets pray that he can continue to live with this unknown sub-species of mankind..." |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Foreigners in their own countries |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| So my point is...why does the guy and the KBS narrator talk about americans in their OWN country being foreigners. I've never heard that in other places I've been......Would something like this ever be on canadian TV.... |
It happens on American TV. Watch the Amazing Race sometime. |
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English_Ocean
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Location: You don't have the right to abuse me!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: |
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As long as he smells like kimchi he'll be fine. 
When I go home to America I'm going to wear a t-shirt that reads "I'm not a foreigner!"  |
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leebumlik69
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: DiRectly above you. Pissing Down
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Foreigners in their own countries |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| So I was just watching a KBS something or other TV show. It was your typical fanfare of some Korean guy living in the states...talking about his daily life. In it he says (and this is a translation from the ol' lady) "foreigners here can't stand the smell of kimchi and things of that nature. Next they show him in a public park with a bunch of americans...and the narrator goes on about "weiguk saram deul" and their activities in the park. So my point is...why does the guy and the KBS narrator talk about americans in their OWN country being foreigners. I've never heard that in other places I've been......Would something like this ever be on canadian TV....."So now our canadian hero is sandwiched in with the american foreigners in downtown Chicago....lets pray that he can continue to live with this unknown sub-species of mankind..." |
As far as I know that glitch stems from "waygook" not being a precise translation of foreigner (person from a differnt country) but rather person of a different race. Now, if he said "waygook nara saram" then that would be weird |
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PimpofKorea
Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Location: Dealing in high quality imported English
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: Re: Foreigners in their own countries |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| So my point is...why does the guy and the KBS narrator talk about americans in their OWN country being foreigners. I've never heard that in other places I've been......Would something like this ever be on canadian TV.... |
It happens on American TV. Watch the Amazing Race sometime. |
I think I watched an episode before with a guy saying "I'm sick of all these foreigners" when he was getting his azzhole eaten by the other contestants.
nice avatar guy....that movie was freakin sweet. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Foreigners in their own countries |
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| PimpofKorea wrote: |
| I think I watched an episode before with a guy saying "I'm sick of all these foreigners" when he was getting his azzhole eaten by the other contestants. |
Yeah I recall that. They were in China, had to find a restaurant to eat something then later scale a wall to reach the pitstop. I laughed hard when the guy said that. What a way to think! |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Because they are retards that's why. Many Asians , not just Koreans go to OTHER countries and call the people there foreigners. Sorry, idiots, YOU ALL are the foreigners. Don't come to MY country and call ME a foreigner or I will laugh in your stupid faces!!! |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Because they are retards that's why. Many Asians , not just Koreans go to OTHER countries and call the people there foreigners. Sorry, idiots, YOU ALL are the foreigners. Don't come to MY country and call ME a foreigner or I will laugh in your stupid faces!!! |
DAMN!  Relax, Princess...
My friends went on a trip to the Philippines with a Korean tour group and during the tour, a few of the Koreans kept referring to my friends and the Filipinos waeguks.... My friend got pissed and called the Korean in questions waeguks...Wish I was there to see the look on their faces |
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Tjames426
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: Asian Mentality |
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I remember being in the USA at a Welcome Center. A bunch of Chinese teenagers had just arrived. They were in the bathroom in a queue.
One of the loud chinese lads mocked an American using the urinal. Once again, using that famous "waiguoren" word.
Speaking Chinese, I said to the lad, "Silly boy. He is not the foreigner here, you are."
The whole group of Chinese Lads just exploded in laughter and excitement. It is not purposeful or vicious mentality. It is just the way they think.
Fairly funny when they get caught on it though. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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Happens to Americans too. I've seen Americans go to other countries and say "Why can't these foreigners speak American."
Yes, sad but true. |
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yawarakaijin
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Just last night in Japan I caught The Amazing Race. Two pricks asking to themselves why they should pay the goddamn korean taxi driver who didn't even speak English. "I dont know why we should pay you, you dont even speak English." |
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jmbran11
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, it REALLY bugs me here when foreigners (us) get huffy when people here don't speak English. It's like it's our god-given right. People in the U.S. get really upset if "foreigners" (or anyone with dark skin) don't speak English ("What are they doing here if they can't even learn the language?"), yet we are rarely faulted here for not bothering to learn Korean. |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| yawarakaijin wrote: |
| Just last night in Japan I caught The Amazing Race. Two pricks asking to themselves why they should pay the goddamn korean taxi driver who didn't even speak English. "I dont know why we should pay you, you dont even speak English." |
They go to Korea?So,how'd they find "Korea,Sparkling" in general. |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| Because they are retards that's why. Many Asians , not just Koreans go to OTHER countries and call the people there foreigners. Sorry, idiots, YOU ALL are the foreigners. Don't come to MY country and call ME a foreigner or I will laugh in your stupid faces!!! |
Yesterday you said Asians are retards. Today you said foreigners are retards...who are the retards again? Perhaps it's relative. Maybe everyone is normal and you're just a big fuktard 
Youare all wrong. When a Korean is in America everyone else is a waegook.
Waegook means non-Korean. Perhaps if you morons (princess) learnt a bit of basic Korean you wouldn't look like such an a$$ at Dave's. If you look like an a$$ in front of your fellow foreigners...you must look like a gigantic retard in front of Koreans.
Some things are not translated easily. You'd think you people whould know...being teachers and all.
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Pak Yu Man wrote: |
| princess wrote: |
| Because they are retards that's why. Many Asians , not just Koreans go to OTHER countries and call the people there foreigners. Sorry, idiots, YOU ALL are the foreigners. Don't come to MY country and call ME a foreigner or I will laugh in your stupid faces!!! |
Yesterday you said Asians are retards. Today you foreigners are retards...who are the retards again? Perhaps it's relative. Maybe everyone is normal and you're just a big fuktard |
YOU ARE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE.
(you must be a retard with an IQ of 69) |
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